Sustainable Highland

The Sustainable Highland Committee has a mission to make Highland a better place to live for us and for future generations by safeguarding our environment, ensuring a vibrant economy, and building an inclusive and fair community.

What We Do

HUNI Buzz​A discussion of various topics held on the first Saturday of every month at a local coffee shop.

Highland Urban Gardens (HUG)Various events are held to share seeds and surpluses and learn from each other, along with experts in the field.

Highland Clean Up (HCU)Tejon Street and 32nd Avenue have been adopted by HUNI for a neighborhood clean up, so various opportunities arise where you can help tidy up.

Highland Walks (WH)This is a great way to assist in collecting data on walkability in the neighborhood and maybe helping your neighbors by fixing sidewalks

Highland Heritage Bike Ride (HHBR)This annual 6 mile bike ride will get you out in the neighborhood and educate you on the rich history of North Denver.

Highland Moves (HM)Work with others to ensure that effective mobility and transportation planning is taking place in the neighborhood.

Leadership Team MeetingsJoin the Sustainable Highland leadership team and attend monthly meetings to find out how to implement sustainability.

If you'd like to jump in and get involved with any of the events above, please email Ernie Diedrich.

Sustainability Tips

JUNK MAIL AWARENESS CAMPAIGNFive single family households collected junk mail for 30 days, including retail store-catalogs, credit card solicitations, magazine subscriptions, business flyers and grocery store coupons. All this unwanted mail weighed 33 lbs. If extrapolated beyond the initial five households to include all 4500 addresses in LoHi, that would equal approximately 29,700 lbs of junk mail every 30 days. Here are some tips on how to lower the amount of junk mail you receive:

To remove your name from credit card promotional mailings at no cost, visit http://www.optoutprescreen.com. For your personal credit cards, ask the company to place you on their “in house” list – which is not sold or traded to other companies.

When you receive an unwanted catalog, call the merchant to opt out.

If you contribute to a charitable organization, ask them to send you only one solicitation request per year.

Mail sent to “Resident,” “Current Resident,” or “Current Occupant” can be refused if it contains any of the following phrases: return service requested, forwarding service requested, address service requested, change service requested, or is sent First Class. When you receive unsolicited promo products, you can mark the unopened envelope “Return to Sender” and put it back in the mail.

Finally, cut and paste or peel off the mailing labels, put them on one sheet, add your signature beside each name variation and send them to the following addresses: Valpak , 1 Valpak Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33716 and Valassis Direct Mail, Inc., Consumer Assistance, PO Box 249, Windsor , CT 06095